UNSPSC 85562325: Drainage of right external ear, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right external ear, percutaneous endoscopic approach. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 09904ZZ

UNSPSC 85562325 Drainage of right external ear, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement opportunities posted under it. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent solicitations tagged to it cover occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical carve-out benefit programs, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve drainage of the external ear or endoscopic procedures. State and local procurement systems appear to have misclassified these medical-service and health-benefits opportunities under a procedure-specific code rather than under broader health services or benefits administration codes that would better reflect the actual scope of work being solicited.

The issuing bodies include a state transportation department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and departments (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County), city retirement offices (Phoenix), and municipal benefits departments (Long Beach). Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Ferries' RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026, the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years, Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services with historical annual spending around $8.7 million, and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, proposals due October 7, 2026. Given the systematic mismatch between the code's nominal scope and all recent posted opportunities, this code shows no relevant procurement activity and likely reflects a taxonomy classification error rather than genuine demand under the code's stated definition.